A WOOD NETSUKE

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A WOOD NETSUKE
EDO PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY), INSCRIBED MASANAO

Carved in the form of a seated boar, jaws apart, details of the fur etched in short strokes, signed on the underside, himotoshi formed by join of hind leg and body--1 1/2 in. (3.6 cm.) high